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To enhance its medical diagnostic imaging systems, Sectra is applying artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to help pathologists with time-consuming tasks such as cell counting, allowing pathologists to focus on more advanced tasks. The company also emphasizes integrated diagnostics, ...
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The next major step for the biopharmaceutical industry could be the adoption of integrated continuous bioprocessing on a broad scale for biologics manufacturing The biopharma industry’s interest in continuous processing is driven by expectations of reducing cost, improving quality, and ...
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Although estimates vary slightly, many industry experts predict continuous manufacturing will, at the least, cut the cost of manufacturing biologics in half Thus, it will be an attractive option for drug makers looking to trim manufacturing budgets But not all ...
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The manufacture of biopharmaceuticals using fully continuous processes has the potential to improve product quality and increase the productivity of biomanufacturing facilities During batch processes, conditions are always changing as cells grow Cells reach peak concentration and then decline in ...
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Continuous bioprocessing is inevitably becoming the future of biomanufacturing To date, several steps within a biomanufacturing process can be operated continuously Upstream bioreactor perfusion systems, like the Xcell™ ATF (Repligen), produce a clarified harvest of monoclonal antibody (mAb) products—or other ...
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Measurements such as pressure, temperature, conductivity, and UV absorbance for in-line analysis in single-use formats have been used in biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing for many years These measurements align with other single-use technologies such as bags, tubing, and filters to ...
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There have been very few projected models of best practice for end-to-end (ie, truly or fully) continuous biomanufacturing Based on some of the patents filed and/or granted for a totally continuous model, a notable difference between models is the use ...
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DWK Life Sciences draws on more than 130 years of expertise in designing and manufacturing packaging components for diagnostic tests. In this image, various DWK products for in vitro diagnostic test kits are shown: leak-resistant plastic bottles, a polypropylene ...
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Personal genomics company Helix and Illumina are partnering to support consumer genomics startups Helix is teaming up with Illumina Accelerator to provide resources and support for innovative entrepreneurs developing DNA-driven products for the consumer market...
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Development of a single drug, whether it is a new chemical entity, biotherapeutic, or genetic/cellular therapy, requires significant investment of resources Each step of the process—from early discovery through production and delivery—must be fully explored, characterized, and understood to prevent ...
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Static light scattering is widely used to measure the molar masses of molecules, particles, and their aggregates under various solution conditions and compositions A light scattering–based instrument from Fluence Analytics can run 16 independent light-scattering experiments simultaneously under varying stressor conditions ...
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In this study, our goal was to 1) evaluate the effect of insulin on HEK293SF-3F6 cell growth in two types of media, 2) boost influenza production with the addition of different concentrations of insulin, and 3) quantify influenza using a ...
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